shorthand

forma abreviada, abreviación

Manera breve de expresar una idea o de hacer algo que normalmente resulta más complicado.

En inglés sencillo: A short way of expressing an idea or doing something more complicated.

• We use initials as shorthand.
• That label is shorthand for a much more complex idea.
• Her raised eyebrow was shorthand for disagreement.

Cómo se usa: shorthand for something (The phrase became shorthand for the whole political movement.)

Sinónimos: abbreviation, short form

Expresiones frecuentes: shorthand for something, convenient shorthand, use as shorthand

taquigrafía

Sistema para escribir deprisa usando signos especiales en lugar de letras o palabras completas.

En inglés sencillo: A fast way of writing using special signs instead of full letters or words.

• She writes in shorthand.
• The reporter took shorthand notes during the interview.
• Can you read this old shorthand notebook?

Sinónimos: stenography

Antónimos: longhand

Expresiones frecuentes: write in shorthand, shorthand notes, learn shorthand

abreviado, simplificado

Que expresa o describe algo de una forma más corta y sencilla.

En inglés sencillo: Expressing or describing something in a shorter, simpler way.

• That is a shorthand description.
• The report uses a shorthand label for each group.
• These shorthand expressions save space but can confuse readers.

Sinónimos: abbreviated, shortened, simplified

Antónimos: unabridged

Expresiones frecuentes: shorthand description, shorthand expression, shorthand notation